The US will now prohibit the granting of asylum to anyone who arrives at the Mexican border with the United States if they traveled through another country. Guatemalans and Hondurans of necessity must travel through other countries to reach Mexico. The new policy in effect requires that they have applied for asylum and been turned down in at least one other country while en route to the US. If not they will be deported to their home country.

Honduras fleeing crime, violence and poverty continue to migrate to the US illegally even though many are deported and returned to their native country. Some of the deported have told journalists that they will wait for a few months and attempt another journey to the United States. In 2018 close to 29,000 Hondurans were deported from the US. Honduras comprised the largest group in the 2018 Central American caravans.